Grammy Awards

Lenny Kravitz wants to get away, so he’s making the flight to Las Vegas in September to perform at The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Rocker Kravitz performs at the 1,800-seat venue on Tuesday, Sept. 8. During his 20-year musical career, Kravitz has delivered sounds of ’60s and ’70s soul, rock and funk. He’s won four consecutive Grammy Awards, setting a record for the most wins in the “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” category. His 10th studio album “Strut” came out in September 2014 with funky after-hours grooves and soulful hooks. Songs such as “New York City,” “I Never Want to Let You...

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At this year's Grammy Awards, country music veteran Dwight Yoakam looked as cool as ever, duetting with double nominee Brandy Clark, not-smiling from under his trademark, eye-obscuring cowboy hat. It was Clark's time in the spotlight (she didn't win...

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Tony Award-winner Jim Dale will bring his new one man show with music to Long Wharf Theatre's Stage II this June.“Just Jim Dale,” directed by Tony Award-winner Richard Maltby Jr., will run June 14-17 and June 21-24 on Tickets are $30. (The theater's...

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Grammy Award winner Sam Smith has undergone successful vocal cord surgery at a Boston hospital.
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The Grammy Awards will shift its 2016 ceremony from Sunday to Monday night, and the date has been set for Feb. 15. It will remain at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Answering the Twitter hashtag mystery "#whoisbeck," the veteran indie rocker not only came away from the 2015 Grammy Awards ceremony with the coveted album of the year trophy, but his exposure on the show (and additional media fallout...

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